Darryl K. Taft

Flashline Inc., a supplier of reusable software components, on Monday announced the results of its recent study that shows increasing momentum in the use of Web services and Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) to locate and manage Web services. The study–based on a survey of developers, architects and IT managers across a variety of […]

Microsoft Corp. appears to be trying to kill two birds with one stone by announcing plans to include its Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Windows XP, an about-face that comes just a day before the closing arguments in the remedy proceeding for its landmark antitrust case. However, Microsoft maintains the concession is more a nod […]

Microsoft Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. Tuesday announced the expansion of a global alliance that extends Fujitsus commitment to build a .Net version of its enterprise infrastructure offering, among other things, the companies said. The alliance represents an expansion of the companies agreement to support Windows enterprise infrastructure and application solutions, focusing on the .Net Framework […]

NEW YORK–IBM on Monday unveiled its integration strategy wrapped around its middleware line, including an out-of-the-box offering designed to enable midsize and large enterprises to quickly integrate their disparate existing back-end systems with the vendors WebSphere Commerce product. IBM CrossWorlds Extender for WebSphere Commerce is the result of the Armonk, N.Y., companys purchase of integration […]

IBM and Sun Microsystems Inc. are each readying tools that will enable customers to more easily integrate internal business processes with applications across the enterprise and beyond the firewall. IBMs development tools, which will fall under the WebSphere umbrella, will let developers integrate applications and Web services using a drag-and-drop scheme based on underlying integration […]

Adobe Systems Inc.s quarterly results reflect not only the state of the PC software market but also of the trickle down effects of the economic downturn. The San Jose, Calif., company reported second quarter earnings below last years but above analyst expectations. For the three months ended May 31, 2002, Adobe posted a net income […]

As part of a strategic software announcement scheduled for next week, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to unveil a new version of its developer tools aimed at Java application and Web services development. Sun plans to announce the Sun ONE Developer Platform, a suite of tools and software under the Sun ONE brand to compete with […]

BEA Systems Inc. and Mercator Software Inc. Tuesday announced a partnership to jointly sell their software into several vertical markets. San Jose, Calif.-based BEA and Wilton, Conn.-based Mercator said the companies will jointly sell Mercator solutions and the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform to customers in the financial services, health care, insurance, manufacturing, retail and distribution […]

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Wednesday released a conformance test suite for XML systems. The suite, known as the “XML 1.0 (Second Edition) W3C Conformance Test Suite,” was developed in cooperation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and enables developers to test an XML system for conformance with W3Cs XML 1.0 standard. […]

In an effort to boost its comeback play, Novell Inc. on Monday announced an agreement to acquire SilverStream Software Inc. The Provo, Utah, company said the SilverStream acquisition is part of its plan to be a leader in the Web services arena, where SilverStream offers a Web services-oriented application development environment. The deal is valued […]

EnvoyWorldWide Inc., a real-time notification service provider, on Monday announced a Simple Object Access Protocol API to support Web services. The new SOAP-enabled API adds on to EnvoyWorldWides XML-based API to deliver on a Web services strategy and enable users to conduct transaction business both online or offline, or with wireless and wired devices. The […]

IBMs enhanced version of its open-source development platform is drawing positive reviews from developers who have beta tested it. The Armonk, N.Y., company plans to release Version 2 of its Eclipse platform June 28. The platform will feature beefed-up Java tools, broader team support enabling broader repository coverage and support for more operating systems, including […]